The papers report on what such a policy could mean for everyday life.

'Life on hold' as PM 'U-turns' on mass gatherings

Liverpool likely to be crowned champions, Arsenal plan move for Jota, Chelsea keen on Manchester United's Gomes, plus more.

Saturday's gossip column

Saturday's back pages

President Donald Trump says the decision will allow access to around $50bn of funding to combat the coronavirus.

Trump declares US national emergency

Overwhelmed by coronavirus cases, a hospital in Italy's north is putting some new arrivals in tents.

A patient is treated in a warehouse in northern Italy

Italian patients treated in tents and warehouse

How the popular video game Minecraft is being used as a way for journalism to beat global censors.

Minecraft ‘loophole’ library of banned journalism

A doctor who worked for Manchester City and Bury has been suspended for four years over an anti-doping rule violation.

Doctor banned over anti-doping violation

Many major events have already been called off by organisers concerned about the spread of coronavirus.

Mass gatherings could be banned in UK next week

More than 30 firefighters were called to the fire at Wester Hailes Education Centre in Edinburgh.

Fire crews tackle blaze at secondary school

Joël Le Scouarnec, now aged 69, is charged with abusing four children between 1989 and 2017.

A court sketch shows Joël Le Scouarnec, (centre) sitting in the courtroom in Saintes, France. Photo: 13 March 2020

French surgeon goes on trial on child rape charges

Everything you need to know about the coronavirus – explained in just one minute.

Coronavirus explained in 60 seconds

George North reveals the level of social media abuse Wales players receive after representing their country.

George North scores for Wales against Georgia at the 2019 World Cup

North's negative view of social media

Wakefield survive a huge scare from Championship club Bradford to reach round six of the Challenge Cup.

Wakefield through after Bradford scare

Several major sporting events were cancelled or postponed by the coronavirus outbreak on an unprecedented day. What sport is on and off?

Coronavirus wipes out sporting calendar on unprecedented day

One person has been confirmed with the disease after meeting the president in Florida.

I don't need to self-isolate, says Trump

When the doctor becomes the patient - Dr Nick Spanos describes what happened when he was tested.

What's it like to get tested for coronavirus?

Anastasia Uglow, 17, was on a trip to the city and Washington DC when she fell ill.

New York school trip student died of sepsis

John Stevenson had spent periods of his life homeless and fighting alcoholism.

Tributes after 'unique' ex-BBC correspondent dies

The Euro 2020 play-offs move closer to being postponed after Fifa recommends all impending internationals should be called off.

Internationals should be cancelled - Fifa

The company's 64-year-old co-founder will spend more time on philanthropic activities.

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board

The US has been lagging behind other countries - here's how it happened, and why it matters.

A nurse conducts a coronavirus test in Seattle

Why US testing failed - and can it catch up now?

Aston Villa, Brighton and Fulham donate hundreds of meals to local homeless charities after this weekend's fixtures are postponed.

Liverpool fans eating before their Champions League game with Atletico Madrid at Anfield

Surplus matchday food donated to charity

A temporary export bar is placed on the manuscript which sheds new light on medieval scientific knowledge.

Order to keep 15th Century manuscript in UK

Campus lockdowns have caused turmoil for some - the BBC speaks to students from Egypt, Palestine and Trinidad.

As many US universities move to online classes, some have asked students to leave campuses entirely.

Foreign students scramble amid US college shutdowns

Dr Chris Hagan explains the preparation being put in place to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Preparing for coronavirus at the Mater Hospital

As three people test positive for Covid-19 at Glasgow university, others limit contact and introduce online teaching.

Universities and colleges announce virus measures

Welsh Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies defends decision to postpone the Wales and Scotland Six Nations game 24 hours before kick-off.

Davies defends Wales-Scotland postponement

Hamilton Academical vice-chairman Les Gray tells BBC Scotland's Sportscene that ending the season early and paying out prize money would help Scottish clubs "weather the storm" after football was suspended.

'Paying out prize money early would help clubs' - Hamilton vice-chair Gray

Ulster pair Kurt Walker and Brendan Irvine will fight for places at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday after the European Qualifiers draw is made in London.

Walker and Irvine get early Tokyo chance

Players and staff from Royal School Armagh and St. Colman's College Newry say they hope the postponed Schools' Cup finals can be rearranged.

'It's hard to handle' - Schools react to final postponements

A group of girls from London document being quarantined in an abandoned Vietnamese hospital.

Backpackers document Vietnam hospital isolation

Two people were injured and a dog was killed in the incident in Cumbernauld in January.

Two men charged over Lanarkshire shooting

Cardiff City manager Neil Harris confirms a player and a member of staff are self-isolating amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Cardiff pair in precautionary self-isolation

Hassan Yahya was carrying two knives when he was shot dead in Westminster on Sunday night.

Knifeman shot dead by police is named

Scottish FA vice-president Mike Mulraney fears the postponement of the football season could lead to financial turmoil throughout the SPFL.

'SPFL postponement will cause financial turmoil' - Mulraney

One of London’s most famous landmarks and the home of Big Ben suffers from leakage, decay and even rodent issues.

London’s collapsing landmark

Damien Price, 30, is charged with GBH, ABH and driving dangerously.

Man charged after pedestrians hit by car

The men, from Slough, were caught with 89 firearms and ammunition rounds hidden in engine blocks.

Steven Spires (left) and Denis Kolencukov

Two men jailed over gun smuggling plot

Joe McColgan's title fight with Mason Jones will now be held in Manchester after the original London venue confirmed it is no longer open to events due to coronavirus.

McColgan fight moved to Manchester

The order allows the federal government to tap up to $50bn (£40bn) in emergency relief funds.

Passengers arrive in the international terminal at Logan Airport on March 13, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus

It’s said that the key to work success is finding your passion. But what is passion - and how does our mindset govern whether or not we feel it?

How to harness your 'growth mindset'

Mulraney fears 'incredible financial turmoil' for Scottish football

The National League game between Barrow and Wrexham is postponed after one of the Welsh side's players is advised to self-isolate.

Barrow v Wrexham game postponed

Solent Kestrels aim to be the first non-league team to win a BBL title when they meet Newcastle in Sunday's Trophy final.

Solent set for history in Trophy final

Al Boum Photo's trainer Willie Mullins will aim for a third Cheltenham Gold Cup after becoming the first horse since triple winner Best Mate to defend the title.

Al Boum Photo to go for third Gold Cup

The government renewed its commitment to the upgrades in Somerset in its road investment strategy

A303 and A358 upgrades 'will be funded'

Quarantined at home in New York state, Tamar Weinberg describes her fears and frustrations.

Tamar Weinberg and her four children at home

Mum 'riding the storm' in NY containment zone

Measures include ending term early, moving teaching online and cancelling exams.

More universities halt teaching and exams

Live coverage of the US president's news conference on the coronavirus outbreak.

Live Donald Trump news conference

By leaving it so late to call off Scotland's game with Wales, the Six Nations has let down the travelling fans spectacularly, writes Tom English.

'Six Nations loses sight of bigger picture amid fog'

There are now more than 132,000 cases and 5,000 deaths have occurred in Europe, the WHO says.

WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

'Europe has now become the epicentre'

Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya says she wants to compete at the 200m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Semenya to target 200m at Tokyo 2020

The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess says the veteran radio DJ was the first to champion the band.

Former BBC Radio 2 presenter Pete Mitchell dies

Report says ministers should be trained in policy, legislation and on the workings of public expenditure.

Key recommendations from the RHI inquiry

Teenage Kilmarnock central defender Liam Smith completes his protracted £200,000 move to Manchester City.

Kilmarnock's Smith makes Man City move

The system is "clunky" and patients should be given more options, the Manx health minister says.

Patient transfer services to be reviewed - Ashford

John and Daniel Taylor had known the 69-year-old victim for years before the attack in Haslingden.

Father and son jailed for beating man to death

The three men appeared before magistrates charged with attempted murder.

Three men charged after shot fired at police car

Rob Wilkinson has total kidney failure and is on the waiting list for a transplant.

Rob Wilkinson is on the waiting list for a transplant

Kidney failure 'hard for people to comprehend'

With elite football in Britain postponed for three weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic, what happens now?

Q&A on the effects of the suspension

Christine Barber is jailed for two years stealing from the frail woman who she previously cared for.

Former carer stole £220k from 93-year-old woman

Wales Head Coach Wayne Pivac says he thinks captain Alun Wyn Jones could play at the next Rugby World Cup in 2023.

Alun Wyn Jones could go to the next World Cup - Pivac

Organisers say they were left with "little option" but to move the event to protect all those involved.

Half marathon postponed due to coronavirus

Some of the money will go to projects dealing with challenges caused by the coronavirus.

Clockwise from left: Oti Mabuse, Paddy McGuinness, Gary Lineker, Alex Scott, Rylan Clark-Neal, Emma Willis, Maya Jama and Tom Allen

Sport Relief appeal raises more than £40m

There was much speculation about how the 225 birds died after they were found on a lane.

Mystery of starling murmuration deaths solved

Norfolk Police took over Hethersett Old Hall School last month and aims to open in August.

Police buy school for £3.35m to train recruits

Rochdale CEO David Bottomley says the coronavirus outbreak is "very worrying for any industry that relies on people coming to watch it for its income".

Football suspension 'very worrying' for clubs

BBC Sport understands two Belfast Giants players are self-isolating as a precaution after showing symptoms of coronavirus.

Two Giants players in self-isolation

Hana Bedong was reunited with her son, who she last saw when he was six, thanks to a BBC report,

'Meeting the son I thought was dead'

Scotland fans already in Cardiff give their reaction to the news that the Six Nations match with Wales has been postponed.

'I'm surprised it's taken so long' - Scotland fans on Cardiff call-off

The man sued Blackpool Football Club over a sexual assault by "well-known scout" Frank Roper.

Blackpool FC must pay £19k to man abused by scout

Robyn Williams has been unfairly targeted due to her race, the Met Black Police Association says.

Senior policewoman sacked over child abuse video

One of the first people in Scotland to contract Covid-19 talks about his recovery from the infection.

What does it feel like to have coronavirus?

This is a full transcript of Disabled and out of money in North Korea as first broadcast on 13 March.

Transcript: Disabled and out of money in North Korea

The Department of Infrastructure says it is in "advanced" negotiations with a new carrier.

Flybe branded plane at Ronaldsway Airport

More IOM-England flights could resume by April

Cameras on the masts captured the attack by two men with a circular saw.

Sparks fly as vandals destroy £10,000 CCTV masts

Smartphone tracking of the pandemic - a help or a threat to privacy?

Tech Tent: Controlling coronavirus with apps

A storage device belonging to the ex-Lord Mayor of Leeds was locked away in a police safe in 2003.

Abuse images in police safe prompt inquiry calls

The victim was found with injuries to his back on Friday afternoon and died in hospital.

Arnside Close near to the junction of Clifton Street

Man, 19, killed in street shooting

The Confederation of African Football postpones this month's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers because of the coronavirus.

Caf postpones upcoming Nations Cup qualifiers

April's London Marathon is rearranged for 4 October because of the coronavirus outbreak, with marathons in Manchester and Brighton also postponed.

Runners heading down The Mall during the 2019 London Marathon with Buckingham Palace in the background

London Marathon postponed until October

The three Britons tested negative for coronavirus but are being kept in an abandoned hospital.

Backpackers isolated in abandoned Vietnam asylum

The health minister says beds need to be freed up, but essential treatment will continue.

Planned surgery cancelled due to coronavirus

Dr Anthony Fauci, who is leading the US response to coronavirus, says early testing failings were now being "corrected".

Dr Anthony Fauci spoke to CBS This Morning about the lack of coronavirus testing in the US.

Top US doctor explains US testing failure

Welsh Bros Foods in Newport has been trading since 1964 but has gone out of business.

Meat firm closes with 29 jobs lost

Ava-May Littleboy, three, died after being thrown into the air when an inflatable trampoline burst.

Beach-death inflatable owner 'had left site'

Although the bird is recovering it is possible it will not be able to fly again, say police.

Peregrine falcon suffers 'shotgun' wound

Edinburgh councillors clear the path for a key part of the £350m Haymarket Edinburgh development.

Hotel and hospitality school plans get green light

The student, who lives alone, tested positive after arriving back in the UK from Switzerland.

St Andrews University confirms case of Covid-19

Port Vale defender James Gibbons and captain Leon Legge sign new contracts with the League Two club.

Legge & Gibbons sign new deals for Vale

Arlene Foster repeated an apology for her "failings in the implementation" of the RHI scheme.

Foster repeats RHI apology

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he is "feeling better already" after testing positive for coronavirus.

Arteta 'feeling better already'

This year's Premier League Darts final will be played in the Netherlands as a double-header in Rotterdam is rescheduled.

Rotterdam to stage Premier League final

The Olympic torch relay tour around Greece is cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak.